Karma K Sonam wrote:Could be worse. My husband supports Derby and is trying to encourage my son to do the same:(

I once spent a semester pretending to be a backer of Nottingham Forest simply to razz a student who supported Derby. As I write that it sounds quite mean-spirited, but it was understood to be good fun.

Karma K Sonam wrote:Could be worse. My husband supports Derby and is trying to encourage my son to do the same:(

I once spent a semester pretending to be a backer of Nottingham Forest simply to razz a student who supported Derby. As I write that it sounds quite mean-spirited, but it was understood to be good fun.

Football humour is pretty harsh.. When Spurs play Northern clubs ( where there is high unemployment ) the fans wave £10 notes at the opposition fans and sing;" One job among 'em. There's only one job among 'em "To the tune of ' Guantanamera '....tsk tsk..

" My heart's in the Highlands my heart is not here.My heart's in the Highlandschasing the deer."